Explosive-engine-controlling mechanism.



c. E. ANDERSON.

EXPLOSIVE ENGINE CONTROLLING MECHANISM.

v A PLICATVJN FILED MAR. 24. I916. 1,223,844, Patented Apr.2L, 1917.

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.v GLLING. MEU

f1 '0 all whom via may concern."

Be it known that .l, (nuncxin fivornsox, a ('ltlZell of the lhnted Siat'ea resnlu end oi the stem ien moved into vertical top of the reservoir .at leeatoniea in the eountv of Winnela 'e 1* in open position. 5, and State of Illinois, have inveuieil eeri, in ver isswung to hori new and useful linprovemeui,-; in Explosive ted in. dottedliues in llne'ine-iontrolling lileehanism: and l do lever isengagedwith hereh declare the 'l'ollowing to he a i'ni 1e reservoir l2 1nd the valve l l clear, and exae'l deseription oi the inveni'. ul o move in closed position, and such as will enahle othewskilled in the e to which it appertains lo make and use same.

This invention has for its object lo pr vide an improved and ellieient lloat-operahd meehanisin designed for use in eoimeeiion with a water tank and explosive engine lvv which the water is pumped into the tank for hrealv'ing the ignition eireuii. milling of? the .111 of a hell e 'ank 21, which throttle valve andstopping the low of hi is pivoall v seeui'edaiz 32 in a post or uplu'ioaling oil to the engine when the water right 23 line arm ol he hell (rank 21 is real-hes a pre letermined level. H nneei'ed li v \Viih this and other ohjeds in view he w invention consists in the novelv rmflue'i'ion. eomhinatvion and arrangement parts as will he hereinafter speeiiieall v deHei'ihed. elainied and illusti'al'ed in the aeeoznpmrv in o; drawing. in which:

Figure 1 represents a side elevaiieu oi fioatoperated nieehaniani, illusl rai r is provided at its hieh floats upon eonizained in the opivosite end of ihe lever 17 is v'ilile member 20 with the i'hain wiih the post 23}, ierehy filie upward movemenii of the relatively long in is; li lied. The relatively short and verliea disposed arm of {he hell. (rank 21 is eoni aled with a llijil dli iueinhv-a' "3 to which is a aeheil a line ill, having eon- 3 ies op u ie end with a ventral-tile 2T opg ola Q'Ullllii'l kdl with a second 39 same operativel v eonneetml \vilh 2H ex no- 'iieh is attached to a wall or other sive engine and a water tank. l ml if} by a hook 210 and flexible Fig. 2 represenfis an end elevaiion of loaf released and sprin actuated purl; relaf-i elv long: link i H 32 is eonmoved From the remainder of the eonlr i 11 at one end w ii. ll 38 and al 35 line; mechanism. l wilh e higfht portion of a Referring to the drawing in (lil arm al whieh is pivofiallv in similar referenee numerals :fie link 26. and responding aris throughout views the numeral 5 indicates an o nier 2H. type of water tank, which is adaptei Co 2 is secured in relatively elose refilled with \illl6l' conducted by a pipe from a pump 5. The pump 5 i: C(llllll-fklt' ll hy a belt or oi-herpower tinnsnzitiin devil-e with an explosive engine 6, iueluo e; the usual inlet pipe 7, throttle valve opei'ai ion u) rue ea a laid nd 3? For en ioaive engine (3 and pivotally plate 36. h: vine an ollset a "ng and loekine a spring ed nien'ihe1 53 in v ri'ieal posiiion.

nieinl "a'ahly eonstrueled of hand Wheel 8 and Fswieh arin ll niovahle e pieee o l to form a. relatively stationary eoni-aei r elo 1 i n 5h W ignition oireuii; lo (a: the plate r 1 elem-ed in the eyl rill and eonneeted in A lubricating oil resown l; -l us 1-2, having supported by a pipe 13 by whieh iqhe h V Elie parallel portions eani; is condo (l the working part" I portion 3'5 are irzonne t d a, issage of the h i ii, ul ieh hed one end 4 open the meoh anism is such as 33 to swing agamstthe tension of the spring tends to swing the pivoted spring actuated member 38 in a direction away from the explosive engine 6.

- Flexible members 47 and 48 are connected with the looped end 43 of one ol" the arms ii, the opposite end of the flexible member i? being connected with an arm 50' carried by the throttle operating wheel 8 and the flexible member 48 being connected with the free end of the switch arm 9. ,The looped terminal 43 of the other arm 12 is connected by a flexible member 51 with the free end of the valve controlling lever 16. i

. When the supply of water in the tank 5 runs low and it is desired to fill it, the plate 36 is engaged with the pivoted member 38, so as to lock the latter in vertical position against the tension of the spring in the position illustrated in .full lines in Fig. 1. The switch arm 9 is subsequently swung so as to engage the contact 10, the lever 16 swung to vertical position so asto partially valve 14' and permit an adequate supply of oilto flow to the working parts of the engine, and finally the throttle valve adjusting wheel 8 is properly adjusted and the engine set in operation. As the level of the Water rises within the tank 5, the end of the lever 17 carrying the float 19 is elevated and when the water level reaches a predetermined height the progress of the movement of the several parts of the controlling to cause the bell crank 27, draw the flexible member 34 upwardly, together with the free end of the plate 36, and release the pivoted member 38. When released, the pivoted member 38 is swung outwardly of the engine 6 underthe influ- 'ence of the spring 45, imparting a longitw dinal pull in the direction of movement of the pivoted member to the several flexible members 47, 48 and 51, thereby moving the switch arm 9 off of the contact 10 and breakthe electrical circuit of the engine, swinging the arm 50 so as to close the throttie valve controlled by the wheel 8 and movthe lever to horizontal and dotted line posit on illustrated in Fig. 1, so as to spring, a connection permit the oil valve 1% to close, and thereby stop the feed of oil to the-engine while the latter is in an inoperative condition.

WVhat I claim is:

1. In combination, an explosive engine, a. pump connected therewith, a tank connected with the pump, and a float arranged in the tank, a base plate, an inverted U-shaped member pivotally secured to said base plate, arms carried by the U-shaped member, engine-controlling means, flexible operating members carried by the arms and connected with the engine controlling means, spring means normally tending to move said U- shaped member in one direction, a pivoted latch plate having an offset adapted to lock said pivoted member in adjusted position, and means operable by the float to release said latch plate.

2. In combination, an explosive engine, a

-pump'connected therewith, and a tank con nected with the pump, a pivoted lever, a float carried by one end of said lever and extending into the tank and operable by the liquid therein, a support, a spring connected with said support, a link connected with said behvwnsaid link and said. lever including a pivoted bell crank, a relatively long link connected with the end of said spring opposite the first-mentioned link, a ,bell. crank pivotzillyconnected at its bight portion to the relatively long link and having one end connected with the first: mentioned link. a base plate, a member piv-, otally secured to said base plate, engine con trolling means operable by the pivoted member, spring means normally tending to move said pivoted member, a latch plate for locking said pivoted member in adjusted position, and means connecting the other arm of said second-mentioned bell crank.

with said latch plate.

In testimony whcreol l allix my signature 1n presence of two witnesses.

( ln-iltltNUlQ l). ANDERSON.

Witnesses L. B. Pn'rnnson, E. S. harm. 

